Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook 📕 — 04/15/19
Whether you spend your entire day at work or school, it can be difficult to stay on top of all NHL news. That’s why I have created the Daily Fantasy Notebook, so you can catch up on everything you might have missed throughout the day.
The notebook will be released every day after teams wrap up their morning skate. It will include a number of things: Injury updates, projected lines, goalie rankings and DFS value picks.
Key Injuries/Lineup Changes
IN
- TOR: Tyler Ennis is expected to replace Kadri in Game 3.
- BOS: Torey Krug (undisclosed) will play in Game 3 in Toronto.
- BOS: Jake DeBrusk (undisclosed) will play in Game 3 in Toronto.
- BOS: Steven Kampfer will draw into the Bruins lineup after being a healthy scratch for Games 1 and 2.
- NSH: Miikka Salomaki (upper-body) is expected to play for the first time since January 4th.
- DAL: Mats Zuccarello (arm) missed the morning skate but will play in Game 3.
- DAL: Jamie Oleksiak will play in Game 3 after being a healthy scratch for the first two games.
- COL: Cale Makar will make his NHL debut in Game 3.
GAMETIME DECISION
- DAL: Mattias Janmark (ankle) will be a game-time decision for Game 3.
OUT
- TOR: Nazem Kadri (suspension) will not play in Game 3.
- BOS: Marcus Johansson (illness) will miss his second straight game.
- BOS: Connor Clifton (undisclosed) will not play in Game 3.
- CAR: Calvin de Haan (upper-body) skated this morning but will miss Game 3.
- NSH: Wayne Simmonds is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
- NSH: Brian Boyle is week-to-week after undergoing an appendix procedure.
- DAL: Taylor Fedun will be a healthy scratch in Game 3.
- COL: Samuel Girard is day-to-day with an upper-body injury; will not play in Game 3.
Projected Lineups
*Subject to change*
⚠️ Gametime Decision
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins (7:00 pm)
| Hyman – Tavares – Marner Johnsson – Matthews – Kapanen Marleau – Nylander – Brown Moore – Gauthier – EnnisMuzzin – Zaitsev Rielly – Hainsey Gardiner – Dermott | Marchand – Bergeron – Pastrnak DeBrusk – Krejci – Kuhlman Heinen – Coyle – Backes Nordstrom – Acciari – WagnerChara – McAvoy Krug – Carlo Moore – Grzelcyk |
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals (7:00 pm)
| Niederreiter – Aho – Teravainen Svechnikov – Staal – Williams Ferland – Wallmark – Martinook Foegele – McKegg – McGinnSlavin – Hamilton Pesce – Faulk Fleury – van Riemsdyk | Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie Hagelin – Eller – Connolly Burakovsky – Dowd – StephensonCarlson – Jensen Orlov – Niskanen Orpik – Djoos |
Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators (9:30 pm)
| Dickinson – Seguin – Radulov Benn – Hintz – Zuccarello Cogliano – Faksa – Comeau ⚠️ Janmark – Dowling – PitlickLindell – Klingberg Heiskanen – Polak Oleksiak – Lovejoy | Forsberg – Johansen – Arvidsson Granlund – Turris – Smith Sissons – Bonino – Watson Salomaki – Jarnkrok – GrimaldiJosi – Ellis Ekholm – Subban Hamhuis – Fabbro |
Colroado Avalanche vs. Calgary Flames (10:00 pm)
| Landeskog – MacKinnon – Kerfoot Wilson – Soderberg – Rantanen Nieto – Brassard – Compher Calvert – Jost – AndrighettoCole – Johnson Zadorov – Barrie Makar – Nemeth | Gaudreau – Monahan – Lindholm Tkachuk – Backlund – Frolik Bennett – Jankowski – Neal Mangiapane – Ryan – HathawayGiordano – Andersson Hanifin – Hamonic Fantenberg – Brodie |
Consensus Goalie Rankings
✅ — Confirmed
🅿️ — Probable
| RANK | GOALIE – MATCHUP – PRICE | BROCK | DYLAN |
| 1 | ✅ Mike Smith – @ COL ($8,000) | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | ✅ Pekka Rinne – @ DAL ($7,900) | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | ✅ Ben Bishop – vs. NSH ($7,500) | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | ✅ Braden Holtby – @ CAR ($8,300) | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | ✅ Tuukka Rask – @ TOR ($7,700) | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | ✅ Frederik Andersen – vs. BOS ($7,800) | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | ✅ Petr Mrazek – vs. WSH ($7,000) | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | ✅ Philipp Grubauer – vs. CGY ($7,200) | 8 | 8 |
Daily Value Picks:
| Brock | Dylan | |
| C | Kyle Turris ($3,200) | Jordan Staal ($4,400) |
| W | Nino Niederreiter ($4,400) | Andreas Johnsson ($3,600) |
| D | Cale Makar ($2,500) | Rasmus Andersson ($3,000) |
Optimizer Top Projections:
| C | Patrice Bergeron ($7,400) | 7.98 DK Points |
| W | Brad Marchand ($7,100) | 7.97 DK Points |
| D | Roman Josi ($5,700) | 6.69 DK Points |
| G | Pekka Rinne ($7,900) | 7.38 DK Points |
DFS Lines to Target:
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| 5 | Carolina 2 |
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